Overview This is an instructor-led, lecture / lab course that teaches you how to design, deploy, and optimize intelligent network services using the Cisco Application Control Engine (ACE) Appliance, Service Module v2.0 and GSS. This course covers all of the key features of the ACE 2.0 software, including resource virtualization and management, server load balancing (Layer 2-4 and Layer 7), SSL termination and offload, and security features like application-layer inspection and fixups.
Module 1: Data Center Application Services Overview.
- IP-Based Data Center Applications
- Introducing ACE Family Solutions
- Deploying the ACE Appliance and Service Module
Module 2: Implementing Server Load Balancing.
- Modular Policy CLI
- Managing the ACE Appliance and Service Module
- Security Features
- Layer 4 Load Balancing
- Health Monitoring
- Layer 7 Protocol Processing
- Processing Secure Connections
- Migrating From CSS and CSM
- Web Application Acceleration Overview
- Integrating Multiple Features
Module 3: Implementing Site-to-Site Load Balancing.
- Deploying the GSS
- Managing the GSS
- Implementing Global Server Load Balancing
Module 4: Redundancy and Troubleshooting.
- High Availability
- Troubleshooting Application Services
Labs:
- Lab 1-1: Upgrading and Installing Licenses
- Lab 1-2: Implementing Virtualisation
- Lab 2-1: Implementing Security Features
- Lab 2-2: Configuring Server Load Balancing
- Lab 2-3: Implementing Health Monitoring
- Lab 2-4: Configuring Layer 7 Load Balancing
- Lab 2-5: Enabling Sticky Connections
- Lab 2-6: Enabling Protocol Inspection
- Lab 2-7: Configuring SSL Termination
- Lab 2-8: Enabling HTTP Optimizations
- Lab 3-1: Implementing Global Server Load Balancing
- Lab 4-1: Challenge Lab: Implementing Data Center Application Services